Staff Position

MRI Technologist
Kaiser Permanente
Tacoma, WA
0x8 hrs, Flexible

$59-80/hour

Posted 3 days ago

Overview

Shift Breakdown0x8 hrs
ShiftFlexible

Pay

12% higher than average Allied Health Professional / MRI Technologist pay in Washington

Estimated pay

$59-80/hour

Qualifications

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Description

Job Summary:
Provide quality patient imaging specific to MRI in accordance with physicians orders. Ensure patient safety and provide high quality testing. Prepare MRI room for patient procedures, process images, maintain supply levels and ensure equipment is maintained and meets manufacturer specifications. Operate equipment according to prescribed safety standards. Exercise professional and ethical judgment in performance of diagnostic services. Adhere to appropriate sterile techniques. Applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development to identify patient and family requirements relative to age specific patients including geriatrics, adults, adolescents, and pediatrics.
Essential Responsibilities:

Diagnostic Testing: Performs quality images through clinical protocols and positions patients to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, respecting comfort and ability. Demonstrates knowledge to perform cross-section imaging with appropriate equipment. Develops films in accordance with proper radiographic techniques. Evaluates images for technical quality, assuring proper identification is recorded. Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide radiology services to all age groups served. Provides patient education on procedures according to age-specific needs. Facilitates patients cooperation and alleviates anxiety by addressing patients concerns. Verifies appropriate procedure to be performed by checking physicians orders and outpatient prescriptions. Contacts physicians with discrepancies. Demonstrates complete understanding of the contrast agents for the proper organ studies, and prepares desired contrast media.

Customer Service: Provides timely, responsive, expert services to customers in a positive friendly manner, to include patient, physicians, and other fellow employees. Informs consumers and those accompanying them when delays exist and how they are being addressed. Promotes patient focused care throughout daily activities. Provides quality patient care to include preparation, scheduling, and teaching all types of patient procedures as needed. Maintains strict patient and employee confidentiality, as appropriate.

Patient and Employee Safety: Maintains safe radiation levels at all times to minimize exposure to patient, self, and others. No deviation from written procedures on radiation safety. Performs all necessary equipment checks prior to use. Ensures patient and regulatory standards are adhered to and suggests ways to improve patient outcomes when indicated. Completes quality assurance, quality control and radiation safety activities as appropriate. Establishes patients identification. Ensures no repeat studies due to failure to check armband and/or properly identified patient. Observes patient during procedures and reports any unusual occurrences or changes in patients condition to appropriate personnel. Ascertains allergy status on patients. Demonstrates educated and rapid response to contrast reactions as outlined in Policy and Procedure Manual. Assists in performing first aid as necessary, including Code 199 procedures and locating equipment on crash carts.

General Behavior: Observes patient during procedures and reports any unusual occurrences or changes in patients condition to appropriate personnel. Arrives at the start of the assigned shift ready to begin work; A take lunch and breaks at appropriate times, and leaves work at the end of the assigned shift. Maintains neat, clean and well stock radiology room with no exceptions. Identifies staff training issues and participates in Policy and Procedures development as appropriates. Communicates concerns as appropriate to lead technologist and management. Works as an effective team member with other colleagues to efficiently perform radiological procedures. Performs other duties as required. Rotates shifts and assignments as required. Regulatory: Adheres to Cooperative-wide Personal Protection Equipment, Universal Precautions, Related Medical Waste (RMW), Infection Control, Safety, and other OSHA Policies and Procedures.

Computer System: Ensures patient information is accurately inputted into departmental computer system. Checks-in patients for the appropriate radiological procedure, as directed in IDX-Rad. Selects the correct account during check- in, as directed in IDX-Rad. Completes patient procedure, as directed in IDX-Rad.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

Minimum one (1) year of direct experience with cross-sectional anatomy.

Education

High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

Certified Radiologic Technologist (Washington) required at hire

Radiologic Technologist Certification required at hire from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Basic Life Support required at hire

Additional Requirements:

Knowledge and expertise in performing required procedures and exams.
Communication, interpersonal, customer service and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of radiation safety, safety precautions and infection control practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

One (1) year of MRI experience.

Mayra Loza

Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1310022. Posted job title: Mri Technologist _Travel Group

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About

At the heart of health care, you'll find Kaiser Permanente. As the nations leading not-for-profit, integrated health plan, we make a difference in the lives of members, patients, and communities across the country.With 39 hospitals and more than 734 locations in eight states and the District of Columbia, we proudly serve more than 12.7 million members from coast to coast. Whether you choose to join a hospital in the Northwest, a clinic in Southern California, or a medical office in the Mid-Atlantic, we have many opportunities for you to shape the future of care.Our teams are empowered to advance impactful and extraordinary care for all by pioneering health outcomes, encouraging diverse viewpoints, and creating new opportunities for learning and advancement. This covers more than our members and our employees; it also reaches far into our communities. Together, we're proudly working as one for a healthier today and tomorrow.

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